1/22/2014
Site Update: Gave away a lot of free
e-books in the run-up to Christmas! Now, only
the first three books in the series are free.
Not much progress on Militant Minds,
sadly, as grad school is demanding most of my
time these days. But I will still keep you
posted if there are any new developments. Also,
thanks to twitter and the internets for the
occasional love--always good times with you
guys! It's really humbling to get e-mail and
messages from fans, and I appreciate it! Send any questions/comments to
jbaugher@rocketmail.com.

The book
that started it all. In Vicious Magick,
Zanther Maus and Novanostrum Singularis attempt
to locate the elusive Nexus Sketch, their only
clue an indecipherable map obtained in a card
game. Their efforts attract the attention of the
nefarious Pontiflex Minor, the leader of the
Crucifist Church, who makes it his mission to
ensure that Zanther and Novanostrum won't
succeed in discovering the true purpose of the
Nexus Sketch.

The second book in the Vicious
Magick series. In Livid Steel, Zanther develops
a fiery allergy to metal, and Novanostrum
discovers his magickal powers have disappeared.
Meanwhile, an old friend struggles to obtain an
artifact hidden deep within the King's New Omnimagic tower in Arcania. Will Novanostrum and
Zanther be able to stop her before she recovers
it, despite being unable to use their powers?

Seductive Silence is the third book in the
Vicious Magick
series. A girl so beautiful, one look at her
causes men to fall into a deadly catatonic
stupor, and Madra must stop her before she
ventures into Claustria. To make matters worse,
an army of clockspring soldiers prepares to
devastate Upper Kleighton. Zanther, Novanostrum,
Varello, and Madra must find a way to deal with
both the lethal beauty and the mechanized
soldiers, before it's too late.

In
The Legend of Zanther, the fourth book of
the
Vicious Magick
series, Zanther is named Quester of
Righteousness and must use the legendary
Longknife of Iniquity to defeat the Malevolent
One. However, his efforts are complicated when
someone else defeats the Malevolent One and
usurps his evil powers for use towards his own
notorious ends. With his mission so
altered, will Zanther still be able to save
Upper Kleighton from this new evil?

Mystickal Melody is
the fifth book of the Vicious Magick
series. While Stronom amasses an army to take
over the world beyond Upper Kleighton's borders,
Zanther and Novanostrum are collecting a group
of misfits and convicts to try to stop him.
Meanwhile, Varello receives help from an
unlikely ally as he attempts to locate the
mysterious Axial Melody and discover its ancient
secrets as he explores mysterious ruins beneath
the dusty plains.

In Knives and Needles,
the sixth book of the Vicious Magick
series, Zanther finds himself stranded far from
home in an unfamiliar land where he meets
identical twin girls and decides to help them,
putting himself at odds with a powerful new
enemy. With a host of untold horrors closing in
from all sides, will Zanther be able to escape
this strange land and make his way home to Upper
Kleighton?

In the seventh book of the
Vicious Magick series, Toil and Trouble,
Upper Kleighton finds itself at the mercy of
Novanostrum Singularis, and it's up to two young
twins, Pinessa and Paloma Mystifer, to put his
reign of terror to an end. Will these two
magickal amateurs have what it takes to bring
him down?

In the eighth book of the
Vicious Magick series, war is brewing between
two powerful countries and Claustria is caught
in the middle as Zanther and Madra prepare to
tie the knot. Meanwhile, Varello encounters
trouble while on a mission more dangerous than
any he has faced thus far.